About Sam Oakwell

Meet Your Astrologer

Sam Oakwell has been fascinated by stars and planets since he was a small child. He views astrology as a form of divination and engage with it as part of their larger spiritual practice, which draws heavily from Orphism, Renaissance Neoplatonism, and Zen Buddhism, among other sources. Comfortable thinking both intuitively and analytically, he approaches readings through a grounded, compassionate, and humanistic perspective aimed at opening doors and indicating possibilities for the client.

Sam’s approach to astrology is based in traditional techniques from the Hellenistic and medieval traditions, although he makes use of outer planets and asteroids that had not been discovered when those traditions originated, such as Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Chiron, and Vesta. He has completed Jenn Zahrt’s natal astrology intensive and is currently enrolled in Year II of Austin Coppock’s Fundamentals of Astrology course.

In a (metaphorical) past life, Sam studied philosophy at the graduate level, specializing in phenomenology and metaphysics. His non-astrological interests include collecting and listening to records, playing keyboard instruments, hiking in scenic nature areas, and hanging out with his two cats.